Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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837. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 9 July 2013, if the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' pounds have been tendered in line with public procurement procedure or if a framework agreement is in place, in view of the fact that pounds run by the ISPCA cost over €1.1 million to operate each year. [35405/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and 1992, place statutory responsibility for dog control on local authorities. The tendering process referred to is a matter for each local authority.